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Unforeseen Wounds: Understanding How Trauma Can Show Up in The Workplace

Program Details:
March 24, 2027 | 9:00am - 10:30am
Modality:
  • Webinar
Registration Fee(s):
Free to $30.00
Additional Details
Instructional Hours:
1.50
Didactic Hours (AHEC Scholars):
1.50
Experiential Hours (AHEC Scholars):
0.00
Registration Deadline:
3/23/27 11:59 PM
Cancellation Deadline:
3/22/27 9:00 AM
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Presenter(s)
Description
This session explores how unresolved or the current action of healing trauma whether from past experiences, ongoing stress, or workplace-specific incidents can influence employee behavior, communication, performance, and relationships on the job. Participants will learn to recognize common trauma responses (fight, flight, freeze, fawn) as they appear in everyday workplace interactions, understand the neuroscience behind these reactions, and explore practical, compassionate strategies for creating a psychologically safer work environment. This is not a clinical training in trauma treatment, but a session built in building awareness designed to reduce stigma, improve peer and leadership responses, and point people toward appropriate support resources.
Objectives

At the completion of this activity, participants will be able to:

  • Define trauma in a workplace-relevant context, distinguishing between acute, chronic, and complex trauma.
  • Identify common behavioral signs of trauma responses at work (e.g., hypervigilance, withdrawal, conflict avoidance, irritability, difficulty with feedback or authority).
  • Explain the basic neuroscience of the stress response (fight/flight/freeze/fawn) and why these reactions can be triggered by seemingly minor workplace events.
  • Recognize the difference between a "difficult employee" and a person exhibiting a trauma response, and understand why this distinction matters.
  • Apply trauma-informed communication principles when interacting with colleagues or direct reports (e.g.,disarming, creating safety, trustworthiness, choice, collaboration, empowerment).
  • Describe manager/leader best practices for supporting an employee who may be struggling, without overstepping into a clinical or diagnostic role.
  • Identify internal and external resources available for employees (EAP, HR, mental health benefits, community referrals).
  • Explain self-care and boundary-setting practices to prevent secondary/vicarious trauma among those supporting others.
Disclosures
Pee Dee AHEC’s conflict of interest policy requires faculty to disclose any real or apparent commercial financial affiliations related to the content of their presentations/materials. Speakers have signed a vested interest form declaring any conflict of interest in education activities.
Credits Available
  • Social Workers
    SC Board of Social Work Examiners (Non-SW)
    • Consortium Members:
      • Regular: $15.00 (Until 3/23/2027)
    • All Others:
      • Regular: $30.00 (Until 3/23/2027)
    Credit Statement
    This program is approved for 1.5 non-social work hours of continuing education by Pee Dee AHEC, a part of the South Carolina AHEC system, as defined by the South Carolina Board of Social Work Examiners.
  • Respiratory Therapist
    SC Board Of Medical Examiners (Respiratory Care)
    • Consortium Members:
      • Regular: $15.00 (Until 3/23/2027)
    • All Others:
      • Regular: $30.00 (Until 3/23/2027)
    Credit Statement
    1.5 clock hour(s) will be awarded by Pee Dee AHEC, an approved provider of continuing education for respiratory care practitioners by the SC Board of Medical Examiners.
  • Counselors/Therapists
    SC Board of Examiners for Professional Counselors
    • Consortium Members:
      • Regular: $15.00 (Until 3/23/2027)
    • All Others:
      • Regular: $30.00 (Until 3/23/2027)
    Credit Statement
    This program is approved for 1.5 hours of continuing education by Pee Dee AHEC, a division of SC AHEC, under its accreditation by the South Carolina Board of Examiners for Licensed Professional Counselors, Marriage and Family Therapists, and Psycho-Educational Specialists.
  • SC AHEC Scholars
    Area Health Education Consortium Student
    • Pricing:
      • Regular: Free (Until 3/23/2027)
    Credit Statement
    Participation recognition only: This 1.5 hour(s) program is presented by SC AHEC.
  • All other participants
    Area Health Education Consortium
    • Consortium Members:
      • Regular: $15.00 (Until 3/23/2027)
    • All Others:
      • Regular: $30.00 (Until 3/23/2027)
    Credit Statement
    This program provides 0.15 CEUs by Pee Dee AHEC and meets South Carolina AHEC Best Practice Standards.
Locations/Participation Options
Contact(s)

If you have questions about the credits, location/video conference information, or any other details specific to this particular program, please reach out to the contact(s) below:

  • Name:
    Kimberly Morris
    Phone:
    843-777-5352
    Email:
    Kimberlymorris@mcleodhealth.org
If you have questions related to registering or using the AHEC Learning Portal, please contact alp@scahec.net.

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